January Budget OK'd Chamber Board Eyes EDA Aid
The Chamber of Commerce board approved January budget figures but urged a revenue plan to hit 35000 for the year. They discussed seeking EDA grants for technical assistance, tourism development, and potential dues increases. Calhoun County qualifies for EDA aid after 1975 Alcoa layoffs, with grants up to 150000 possible. A rental survey found 130 residents would relocate if moderately priced housing existed.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Calhoun County
Tom Garner
Ralph Hearn Jr
Chamber
Hearn
Garner
Alhorn County
Alcoa
Port Lavaca
Jim Wilson
Disgruntled mechanic surrenders ending DC8 hijack drama
A United Airlines mechanic, 37, surrendered after hijacking a DC8 and taking two hostages for nearly 15 hours in San Francisco. One hostage, Richard Funk, was hospitalized. the other, Jerry Dusenberry, was released unharmed. FBI agents arrested the hijacker, who had demanded a replacement jet and crew before surrendering as officers closed in.
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San Francisco
Palm J. Hinnant
Richard Funk
Peninsula Hospital
United Airlines
Hinnant
Jerry Dusenberry
Lincoln Jones
Charles Bates
FBI
Jones
Clarence Hamiet
United
Dusenberry
Weather outlook cloudy with light rain possible
Cloudy with a chance of light rain this afternoon through Thursday. Highs in the mid 50s, nights in the upper 30s, easterly winds 8 to 14 mph. Rain odds 40 percent this afternoon, 50 percent tonight and Thursday. Christmas weekend outlook shows cloudy to partly cloudy, cool with little rain. Northeasterly winds 10 to 15 knots shifting to easterly, seas 3 to 4 feet. Tides high at 6:54 pm Wednesday and 3:54 am Thursday. low at 12:07 am Thursday and 11:42 am Thursday. Sunset 5:36 pm Wednesday. sunrise 7:18 am Thursday. Barometer 30.20 inches.
Lions Mark 35th Anniversary With Praise and Guidance
Mary Baker Phillips reports at the Evening Lions Club ladies night dinner that Edward G. Barry of Little Rock extolled Lionism, urged better citizenship, and praised the club’s service such as supporting the blind and deaf-blind projects. He urged members to turn over a new leaf and stay focused on God, family, work, and community.
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Evening Lions Club
VFW Post Hall
Edward G. Barry Sr
Lions Internation
Little Rock
Ark
Mary Baker Phillips
Edward G. Barry
Barry
God
Melvin Jones
Lions
Lions Club
Arkansas
Tommorrow
Boy Scouts
Thousands Mourn At Daley Funeral
Bells tolled as thousands gathered in Chicago to honor Richard J. Daley mayor since 1955 and longtime Cook County Democratic boss who died at 74. President elect Carter, Rockefeller, and Kennedy attended the Mass at The Nativity of Our Lord Church, with McGovern and Gov. Walker among others.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley Daley
Cook County
Democratic Party
Carter
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen
George McGovern
Daley
Daniel Walker
Attorney General Pick Opposed Carter Faces Bell Criticism
Plains Georgia AP Carter’s pick Griffin Bell as attorney general faces sharp questions over civil rights record desegregation rulings and all white club memberships Critics say Bell aided by Nixon Carswell nomination stance may hamper confirmation Bell says he would seek inactive club status to avoid fees NAACP and SCLC leaders urge strong opposition while Jesse Jackson labels Bell a civil rights foe
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Charles Kirbo
Bell
Richard Nixon
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Carswell
New York Daily News Today
Georgia
Rep
Parren Mitchell
D-Md
Congressional Black Caucus
Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
New York Times Today
Grant Eyed For Project At Hospital
Commissioners Court will consider applying to the HEW division of facilities development for a grant to renovate Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital with floor elevation in the machine room as the main project. Also on the agenda are hangar gutter replacements at the county airport and forming committees with Port Lavaca City Council on improvements to State Highway 35 Bypass. A closed session will discuss personnel matters and real estate purchases.
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Commissioners Court
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Division of Facilities Development
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Port Lavaca
Point Nixes CPL Rate Increase
A resolution denying Central Power and Light Co a rate increase was approved by Point Comfort Aldermen at a special meeting. The council cited CPL's noncompliance in providing information to justify the increase. No action on CPL service contract as its term extends to January. The mayor was authorized to obtain a Bank of Commerce loan to buy a fire truck. An emergency van for the local volunteer fire department was approved pending lien payment.
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Central Power and Light Co
Resoluio
Texas Municipal League and
City Atty
David Roberts
CPL
A. A. Rambikar
Bank of Commerce
Carter Flies To Chicago For Daley Funeral
Plains Ga AP reports President elect Carter postpones final Cabinet appointment to travel to Chicago for mayor Richard J Daley funeral services. Daley, the Democratic boss who aided Carter's campaign but did not secure Illinois electoral votes this year.
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Plains
Carter
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Illinois
Oil Spill Disaster After Argo Merchant Breaks Up
Nantucket, Massachusetts reports a massive oil spill from the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant after it broke apart in 50 mph winds and 15-foot seas. Officials say 75 percent of its 7.6 million gallons of heavy crude spilled, threatening Georges Bank fishing grounds while Coast Guard races to sink the wreck. No injuries reported. authorities seek federal aid as oil slick expands, coast birds coated but winds pull slick away from beaches.
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Nantucket
Mass
Coast Guard
Georges Bank
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
Argo
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Chamber Board Eyes Eda Aid
Chuck Ward
Calhoun County Fair Association
Joe Machacek
Fair Association
Ward
Johnny Blinka
Pete Wright
Mrs. Machacek
Marian Vela
Ernest Vela
Edward Barry Sr
Paul Duenez
Robert Harvey
Lions International
Pick
Jesse Jackson
The
NAACP
South
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Grant
Liverian
Merchant
Russell Train
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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